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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

There are likely to be some interesting
political contests in the next session of the
United States Senate. On the first Monday
in December, that body will stand, if all
who claim to have been elected sena-
tors are sworn III, thirty eight republicans,
thirty seven democrat, and senator Rid
dleberger of Virginia. Riddleberger has
heretofore acted, aS a general thing, with
the republicans but he is unreliable and
erratic to say the least, and how he is 60
ing to vote, on any given case cannot
be predicted. The democrats hate
him on account OF his past
leanings toward the other side and it
is but natural that the senator should re.
ciprocate the feeling. Without party
and almost without friends he may hold
the balance of power. If he chooses to act
with the democrats he can force Il dead
lock on many questions, and a contingency
may arise which will give him much
greater power. The seats of three demo
cratic senators-elect are to he contested,
Mr.. Hearst of California Ia, to answer
charge of bribery :; 1t is claimed that Mr.
Faulkner OF West Virginia was chosen
during some informally in the proceed
ings of the State legislature while the
republicans will resist the claim of
Mr. Turpie of Indiana 10 IL seat
on the ground that The legislature
which elected him was not legally or
gauizeG There will probably he de-
termined contest in his case whatever
may become of the other two, and the
democrats may insist that he be disposed
of before any of the other new members
are sworn in. In this event the body will
stand thirty five republicans to thirty-live
democrats, and senator Rddlehergel
will have the decisive vote. He has as
yet given no intimation of his intentions
in the matter and some exciting contests
may be looked for in the organization OF
the body.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Brddstrect'S advices from leading fnan
cial, commercial and industrial oitieS
throughout the country report continu-
ance of most Of the favorable features of
general trade heretofore noted, and de-
cided improvement in the general tinau-
cal situation. The latter feature is of
special interest, inasmuch as statements
have been widely published that interior
money markets are becoming more
stringent The total number of business
failures in the United States for the nine
months Of the year are reported as G95S,
against 1918 for the corresponding period
in 1856, decrease of seven per cent. This
is good showing and there is reason to
believe that it will continue throughout
the year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
WEEKLY FREE PRESS
one dollar a year.

There has been a good deal of abuse of
the Grand Army of the Republic, in the
administration organs, during the past
few months, which the utterers thereof
ought now to apologize for. II has been
freely asserted that the organization had
been changed into machine for grabbing
votes and pensiOns-and that it would
never be contented short of pension of
IS a month for every veteran that entered
the service. The action of the grand en-
campment at St. Louis refuted these Sian
ders. The committee reported against the
service pension project with only five dis
senting votes, and the national encamp
ment accepted the report and voted
down the measure by vote Of 3lS tC
l13. In view of this emphatic majority
it is not likely that the service pension
bill will be introduced in Congress. This
step and the decisive vote by which the
encampment refused to accept resolutions
which might be construed as partisan,
show that the gross allegations of the
democratic press against the organization
were unfounded. The objects of the ord u
are now what they have been from the
start. They are patriotic and philanthro
pic, and not political.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
Wages in 1894.

In a debate in Congress, January6, l;94-
as found in Benson's "Abridgement of
Debates of Congress, vol. l, p, 49,, on the
bill for "augmentng the pay of the sol
diers from three to four dollars per
month, - live dollars per month being pro
posed was steadily resisted by many mem
bers of the House as an eXtravagant and
mschievous suggestion Among others
Mr.. Wadsworth of Connecticut asserted
that lin the States north of Pennsylvania
the wages of "A common labOrer We're not
upon the whole superior to those of a
common soldier" Mr.. Israel Smith from
Vermont said that, as to the rate of labor,
good men We're hired to work in Vermont
for eighteen pounds a year, which is equal
to four dollars per month, and out of that
they had to lind their own clothes" He
thought that high pay would only serve
to make the soldiers get drunk" There
is difference between then and now
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
one DOitdr u gear JOr the
" eehly Free Press.

The Boston RcCOrd attributes the ap
peardnce of Senator Edmunds as the coun-
sci of the farmers before the Interstate
commission, TO personal anmosities on
his part, and the decision of the commits
sion to like motive on the part of Com
missioner Walker. 1t is in one sense quite
complimentary to Col. Walker, to sup
pose that he can swing the four other
commissioners rs he chooses, and use the
commission as a means of enabling him TO
pay oil old personal scores against the
Central Vermont. But it strikes US that
the man who discovers such petty motives
for great public service discloses his own
callbre. We venture the opinion that
Senator EdmundS appeared before the
commission because he saw an opportunity
to do an important service to the great
agricultural ana business interests of his
state; and that the commission simply
obeyed the law under which it was con
stituted, and carried ont the purpose foI
which it WAS created by Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Now that cold weather is setting in we
are treated to the customary advance in
price of coal. The Reading company has
raised the price from ten to thirty cents
per ton and the Pennsylvania railroad
company follows suit. The only preteXt
for the advance is the recent advance in
miners wages by the Reading company,
but Readings net profits during August
were $3.50, 600 more than in August of last
year. With such a prosperous business
as this the company ought to do better by
their miners, but not at the expense of the
public. There is need of some available
substitute for anthracite and two extern
sive concerns in Bellows Falls, in this
State have been Xperimenting, the one
with petroleum and the other with saw
dust mixed with coal dust The results
are said to be rs good and the cost much
less than with coal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Those who are crying for the annexation
of Canada have probably not stopped to
inquire about the financial condition of
that country. The total debt of the Do.
minion is now $22s $780, 600. This is S39 per
head of population. The interest bearing
debt of the United States is less than ST.
600, 100000, which is less than Sl640 per
head of population. The Dominion debt
has increased S3,467,699 since the 1st OF
June. Our Understanding debt has de
creased more than 500 600, 900, in the same
time. The spendthrift habit in national
affairs is not popular in the United States
cline that way.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The recent decision of the supreme
Court in suit by the States attorney of
G iledonia against the town of st. Johns
bury, to recover fines paid under the liquor
law, in which it was held that they must
go to the State treasury instead of to town
aud village treasures, is likely to result
in restitution being demanded in several
other counties. The Rutland HCruld says
that the States attorney of Bennington
county is preparing papers for the recov-
cry of fines That have been received by
many of the towns and by the village of
Bennington, and the BrattlebOro RCtOrm-
or says that village is estimated to be
liable for $1,000 or $4,000 of fines, received
and not accounted for to the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
WEEKLY FREE PRESS
one dollar a year.
school Advantages.

The public school advantages afforded
by the various States differ widely. The
longest school year is in New Jersey and
the District of Colum bia, each 100 days.
Rhode Island, Connecticut New York and
Massachusetts follow in succession. North
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have the
shortest school year. The proportion of
male teachers is largest in Arkansas, New
Mexico West Virginia and Texas. The
smallest in District of Columbia and
Massachusetts. The highest wages of
male teachers per month are, in Massa-
chusetts, $l20.a2; in Nevada, SOL in the
graded schools of Colorado, $lt3, ungrad-
ed, $3.50. The lowest in North Carolina
and in South Carolina. The highest
wages paid to female teachers are, in
Nevada $50 and in California; the lowest
in New Hampshire and Vermont, about
$40 per month. In Massachusetts there
are pa public high schools, 90 academies,
364 private schools. In Maine 1850 free
high schools, and about 80 academic in
stitutions. In Vermont II graded schools,
having high school department and
% academies-about half as many as in
former days. The academies, as rule,
require the most favorable conditions to
compete with free high schools through
out northern New England
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Raiiroading with a crazy engineer at the
throttle is not avery common occurrence,
but 1t is one of the possibilities. On a
Wabash train the other night the engineer
became insane and concluded a series of
antics by trying to jump out of the win
dow of the locomotive cab, after putting
all steam on his engine. The fireman
caught him and succeeded in stopping the
train just before it reached an open
switch, The sensations of the passengers
when the facts became known must have
been more thrilling than pleasant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The new building which Cornelius Van
derhit has put up upon Madison avenue in
New York for the benefit OF the railroad
employees was opened Tuesday. Fully
100000 has already been laid out on it
and the building is complete in all its APP
pointments. There is library of 5000
some lecture room, bath rooms, Il gym
nasium, restaurant, etc. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
object in erecting the building may have
been purely philanthropic. but the good
results of such noble gift cannot fail to
show themselves in more faithful service
from the large number of his employees
who will avail themselves of the opportu
mites Offer ed them by this structure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The practice Of haHing is likely To re-
ceive Il set back in another one of our col
leges, For the first time in eight years
the Yale faculty have taken action in such
a case and have expelled a sophomore who
appeared to be the ring Leader i'll series
of outrageous assaults Oh the freshmen.
These consisted of stripping freshmen of
their clothes. spanking them with shingles,
compelling them to make speeches and re-
cite poems. painting their legs and in 9TH
er ways making life burden for them.
Finally one OF the freshmen appeared be
fore the faculty, accompanied by his
father, and stated that his tOrmentors
took him to a saloon and, after making
him drink milk from nursing bottle,
stripped IA portion of his clothing from his
body and made him dance jig and sing
songs. The faculty then unanimously
voted TO eXpel the leader and further con
slider the charges against other sophie
mOres charged with the same offence.
The sophomores are said to consider haZ-
ing one OF their vested rights and an
nounce that they will not'give it up. But a
few more eXpulsions may induce II change
of mind if not Of heart in their case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
ONE DOLLAR will now
buy the Weekly Free Press
one year. Tell your friends.

The South is making progress in manu-
features. In seven years she has estab
lished $4,000 new industries, and her iron
mining industry has jumped from 39T 600
tons to nearly 100000 tons, with machine
shops, flour mills, cotton mills, lumber
mills, and in fact everything else in pro
portion. These have been largely estab-
lished with Northern capital; and the
more prosperous the South becomes, the
less we shall hear about the lost cause.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

DR.. johnson of McGill university at
Montreal, has made the transit of Venus
in December, 1882, subject of much
study and now announces the result of
the observations taken throughout the
world in determining the all-important
astronomical figure of the earth's mean
distance from the sun, which is now given
at 81, 560 900 miles. There may be an err
ror of a mile or two but this will be con-
sidered exact enough for all practical pur-
poses,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

In the Massachusetts, republican State
convention at Boston the committee on
credentials reported the presence Of 102,
delegates. When, however, the informal
vote was taken for attorney general the
only Office over which there was the least
contention, but S35 ballots were cast, and
when this ballot resulted in doubt, and 4
formal ballot was ordered, the total fell
OIL to GAG. The other 3Sl delegates had
gone out for lunch and as most of them
happened to be friends of Mr. Pilisbury,
Mr.. Waterman secured the nomination
which would probably have gone to Mr.,
Pillsbury in full convention. In the re
cent democratic State convention at Wor-
cester the same thing happened. out of
total of 100 delegates, only 1901 ballots
were cast for gubernatorial nominees
and the disparity was even greater 900
when the convention voted for delegates
at large to the national convention, not
withstanding this was the real contest of
the day. The remedy for this sort OF
neglect of duty on the part of delegates
is to make the basis of representation in
the convention such as to give fewer dele
| gates and smaller conventions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

A statement of the treasury department
shows that the total amount of bonds pur-
chased under the September circular up to
the close of business Saturday, was s., s56,-
$50. The premium and accrued interest
amounts to 81 ,6SS,9 which is less by
$780, 96l than the interest to the maturity
of the bonds would have amounted to.
These purchases, them make positive
saving to the government as long as it has
more money on hand than it knows how
to use
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

the next few weeks the names of fifty per
sons with their postoffice address who are
not now subscribers to The Weekly FREE
PRESS, we will send a copy of the Weekly
free for one year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
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Although the two rutlians who engage
in prize fight commonly fare the worst
of any one concerned, that is no reason
why they should be permitted to break
the laws. In a brutal fight reported from
Illinois, the men fought for over two
hours aud presented so disgusting a spec
tacle thar the spectators begged them to
desist long before they did so. Both men
were severely injured An exchange sug-
gests that prize fighters be fined the whole
amount of their receipts and then impris-
oned This might make the sport less
profitable, if not less popular
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The issue at the late election In Tennes-
see vas Oh the question OF submitting to
the people IA prohibition amendment to the
constitution. The proposed amendment
was defeated by only about 5000 majority
and this comparatively close vote will set
the politicians in that section to thinking.
The vote will probably be still closer at
the next election, and indeed it is not un.
likely that the majority will be on the
other side, and it will not be at all surpris-
ing if this new factor in the politics of the
day should in a few years break the solid
south
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The Grand Army had wet week for
their celebration at st. Louis, but it did
not seem to dampen their ardor and en-
thusiasm. 1t probably served as a re-
hinder of many rainy days during the
war. The $4,000 surviving members Of
the Grand Army report only per cent of
deaths during the current year and the
membership of the whole organization has
increased to 372 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
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WeeHIy Free Press.

In his annual report on the progress of
education in this country, Commissioner
Dawson states that there are fifteen gov
eminent schools in Alaska, located at as
many different points, and the average at
tendance is about 1850 out of total school
population of $500. Two thousand chill
dren have no school advantages rs yet
and an appropriation of $4,000 is wanted
for the organization of new schools in the
Territory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The Newport aristocracy are in state
of mind over the news that one Sir Ernest
Paget, who was extensively wined and
dined there this summer, has brought up
in the New orleans Workhouse for jump
ing his board bill at a hotel in that city
He is not the first "nobleman" of the
same sort that has been fawred upon at
Newport by mammas with manageable
danghterS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The Weekly FREE PRESS has been re-
duced in price to one dollar, and is now by
far the cheapest weekly in the State. 1t
contains eight pages of the choicest mat
ter from the daily edition
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
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Beginning this week the price of the
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

After three physicians had examined
Jacob Sharp and pronounced him phys
ically able TO 20 to Sing Sing, Chief Jus
tice Ruger of the New York Court of
Appeals granted still further stay of
proceedings in the case. This is said to
be almost without precedent. But the
Court OF Appeals is to meet in A lhapy this
week and the case will probably be acted
on AT once. a few days ago it seemed as
though the delays of the law We're over in
Sharp's case, but ingenious lawyers have
secured a further respite, not from con
iinement, but from states prison for
him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The Weekly FREE PRESS has been re-
duced in price to one dollar, and is now by
far the cheapest weekly in the State. 1t
contains eight pages Of the choicest mat
ter from the daily edition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

To anybody who will send us during
the next few weeks the names of nifty per
sons with their postonice address who are
not now subscribers to the Weekly FREE
PRESS, we will send copy of the Weekly
free for one year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

In Kentucky few days ago young
woman died, and when her father sought
to secure burial for her no undertaken in
the county would give his services, al
though payment was rendered in advance.
The reason was that the husband of the
dead woman, who had been married but
three months, had not paid debt of $40
incurred in the burial Of previous wife.
and the Undertakers Protective associa-
ton said that the bill must be paid before
any of its members would take charge of
the remains. This is carrying mutual pro
lection decidedly too far
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

1t is said that a drummer presented
President Cleveland with a Waterbury
watch at indianapolis, The exercise ne
cessary in winding it will serve for a
constitutional
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The good that men do lives after
them" The late William II, Vanderbilt
gift of 100000 to the New York college of
physicians and surgeons has borne fruit
in the erection of magnificent building
for the uses of the college which was ded-
Gated on Friday. The new building has a
number of anneXes and is complete in
every appointment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The Volunteer could hardly have beaten
the Mayfower as badly as she has beaten
the Thistle, There are two and perhaps
three American yachts that can beat the
fastest English cutter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Thistle was so sticky" OF course she
could not win with the whole of New
York harbor, or of the Atlantic ocean
stuck to her bottom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The New York Independent which sup
ported st. john in 1854, now counsels tenn
perance men to cast their fortunes with
the republican party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Can it be true, as stated that "the Off
cial count of divorces in Maine in the
years 1S67-1SS7 is expected to show that
10000 such breakages occurred ?"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

Mr. Burgess is comparatively 4 young
man. He is thirty-seven years ul age, r
native Bostonan, 4 member OF an old
Boston family and a graduate of Harvard
of the class of 1871. He has always been
of a scientific turn of mind, but his par
ticular bias has been toward natural his
tory. For time, indeed, he pl "tormed
the duties of the professor of natural his
tory at Harvard, with very con- ierable
success. HIS natural history sttdies he
has never wholly abandoned, and 10 this
day, amid all his activities, a strange bug,
or any peculiar or novel specimen of the
insect world, will claim his attention be
fore anything else.
He has had, from a very early age, Il
great liking for ships. II began sailing
he says, when | was ten years old, and !
have been sailing ever since. | have
never lost interest in yachting, and | shall
probably be a yachtsman as long as live. "
1t is only few years siuce he began to
make yacht designing special business.
Mr.. BURGESS skill in the matter of ship
building has on more than one occasion
lately been put under requisition by the
government and the estimation in which
he is held by the associated naturalists
was evinced last November, when they
presented him with an elegant and costly
testimonial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The FREE PRESS has just made Il popu-
lar sensation in reducing the price of its
weekly edition to one dollar "A year. This
Judging by comparison the Weekly FREt
PRESS was cheap at S? 90, but now that il
is sold for half the old rate there is no eX-
cuse for any family in Northern Vermont
being without its weekly visits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07

The approach of another presidential
election is indicated by the increased num-
Der of political cartoons that appear in the
humorous papers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
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